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Saskatoon (Sask.)

Hammond, Leslie Herbert, 1908-1998

  • Person
  • 1908-1998

Leslie Herbert (Les) Hammond was born on March 22, 1908 in Saskatoon to Frederick and Hannah Hammond. After being raised on the family farm near Elrose, Saskatchewan and attending the local elementary and high school, Hammond earned a degree from the University of Toronto and proceeded to work as an accountant for several companies. This included working for the Royal Bank from 1924 to 1930, Purity Dairy from 1931 to 1940, and as department manager for Simpsons Sears from 1940 to 1973. In 1942 he joined the 2nd A.C.T. Company of the RCAFC Army Service Corps until being discharged in 1946.

After World War 2, Hammond entered local politics and from 1947 to 1952 he was a councilor (alderman) for the City of Regina and then became its mayor from 1954 to 1956. He would once again serve as a Regina City councilor from 1971 to 1973.

Hamond participated as a member and an executive of many community organizations, such as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Mental Health Association (Regina Branch), St. John Ambulance Association of Regina, Royal Canadian Legion, Wa Wa Shrine and the YMCA Campaign Committee.

Hammond and his wife Mae were married for 68 years and had two sons (Robert and Freddy) and a daughter (Carolyn).

Les Hammond died on December 31, 1998.

Hume, Allan Clare, 1909-2004

  • PA 90
  • Person
  • 1909-2004

Allan Clare Hume was born on April 9, 1909 in Bloomfield, Missouri to Dr. R.A. and Mary Ann Hume. He moved with his family to Ontario in 1912 and to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1921. Hume attended King George School, Bedford Road Collegiate and the Saskatoon Normal School. He earned Bachelor of Arts (1940); Bachelor of Education (1943) and Master of Education (1946) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.

After graduating from the Saskatoon Normal School, Hume taught in rural Saskatchewan until 1929, when he was employed by the Saskatoon Board of Education. He taught at Beuna Vista; Albert and Sutherland schools before serving as Superintendent of the School of the Deaf (1948-1952). In 1952, Hume became an administrator of Saskatoon elementary schools and served in that position until his retirement in 1971.

An avid photographer, Hume was a member of the Saskatoon Camera Club. During his professional career, he was involved with the Saskatchewan Boys' Work Board, an organization that provided church based activities to boys as an alternative to the Boy Scout program.

Hume died in Saskatoon on December 12, 2004.

Hume and his wife, Clara, had three children: Lorraine; Valerie-Jean; and Gordon.

Hunt, Rosemary Nesta, 1931-2019

  • PA 582
  • Person
  • 1931-2019

Rosemary Nesta (Smith) Hunt was born on April 2, 1931 and raised in Worthing, Sussex, England. After obtaining a teaching certificate from Worcester College, she moved to Canada in 1955 in response to an advertisement regarding a shortage of teachers in Saskatchewan. She taught in Pierceland, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon, where she taught at various schools, including Aden Bowman Collegiate, Mount Royal Collegiate and Marion Graham Collegiate. She also attended the University of Saskatchewan, where she earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees.

Hunt was very active in amateur and professional theatre in Saskatoon during her residence there. One of the original founders of the Saskatoon Gateway Players, she worked as an actor and director with various theatre groups, including Greystone Theatre and Persephone Theatre. She also appeared in numerous dinner theatre productions. Hunt worked extensively with children, including as an instructor at Gateway Theatre for Children, which offered creative drama and speech instruction classes for children aged 6 and older. She gave numerous workshops and was a lecturer in Drama at the University of Saskatchewan.

Hunt was the recipient of numerous awards, including Best Actress Award, Provincial Drama Festival (1968); TheatreFest Best Actress (Woodward Trophy) (1981); the Canadian Commemorative Medal for her work with children and drama (1982). She was inducted into the Saskatchewan Women’s Hall of Fame (1992) and the Margaret Woodward Memorial Saskatchewan Theatre Hall of Fame (2006).

Hunt died on August 19, 2019.

Rosemary and Dennis Hunt, also a teacher and actor, were married in Saskatoon on December 24, 1955. They had three children: Adam, Jonathan and Bridget.

Hunt, Dennis, 1931?-

  • PA 581
  • Person
  • 1931?-

Dennis Hunt was raised in Brook House, Stapleford, Lincolnshire, England. He attended the village elementary school and county grammar school and later attended the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama in London. Hunt was employed as a teacher in London before moving to Canada in 1955. He taught in Pierceland, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon. Hunt earned Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. He also earned a PhD in Psychology from University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Hunt was employed as a teacher at several schools in Saskatoon. He also taught educational psychology at the University of Saskatchewan until his retirement and was also employed with the Canadian Forces in Germany in the mid 1960s.

Hunt was involved in theatre at the school, community and professional level as an actor, playwright, director and adjudicator. In 1967, he was involved in the formation of the Saskatoon Gateway Players. In In 2005, Hunt’s play, entitled Choices, was published in Write On! Theatre Saskatchewan Anthology. He was inducted into the Margaret Woodward Memorial Saskatchewan Theatre Hall of Fame in 2006.

Hunt currently (2021) continues to reside in Saskatoon.

Hunt married Rosemary Smith on December 24, 1955 in Saskatoon. They have three children: Adam, Jonathan and Bridget Hunt.

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